Why visit Kārakkād
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 62 places to eat, 99 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Chavakkad Beach, Chettuva Lighthouse, Devaswom Museum and Ariyannur Umbrellas.
Weather in Kārakkād
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Things to do9
Chavakkad Beach
Beach · 3.8 km
Beach in Thrissur district, Keralam, India
Museums and landmarks5
Ariyannur Umbrellas
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
Megalithic burial site in Ariyannur
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes62
Elite Black Gold - A FIERY TALE
Restaurant · 1.5 km
23/195 Guruvayur - Choondal Road, Guruvayur
Fr-Su 17:30-23:30
Food Tazza Restaurant
Restaurant · Arab, Chinese, Indian · 1.1 km
Kairali Junction, Mammiyur
Mo-Su 07:00-23:30
snake shops
Restaurant · Snacks · 1.5 km
Kannikuthy Road, Orumanayur, Chavakkad
9.am-7pm
UB Grills Restaurant
Restaurant · Arabic, Shawarma · 2.1 km
Punnathur Road, Guruvayur
50 more on the map.
Where to stay99
Churches and places of worship40
Thanaparambil Sree Subrahmanya Swami Kovil
Place of worship · 2.4 km
Punnathur Road, Guruvayur
Brahmakulam church
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.4 km
Brahmakulam church, Brahmakulam
mothersa
Place of worship · 1.5 km
mothersa Kannikuthy Road, Orumanayur, Chavakkad
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries41
St. Francis School
School · 1.3 km
Chavakkad-Kanjani Road, Orumanayoor, Chavakkad
Guruvayur Devaswom English Medium School
School · 0.8 km
Chavakkad,Guruvayur Muncipality
Little Flower Convent Girls Higher Secondary School, Mammiyoor
School · 1.4 km
Chavakkad - Wadakkanchery Road
A Lower Primary School,Thiruvenkidom
School · 1.6 km
CHAVAKKAD,GURUVAYUR MUNCIPALITY
Aided Lower Primary School, Palayoor
School · 0.9 km
Chavakkad-Kanjani Road, Chavakkad
Aided Muslim Lower Primary School, Palayoor
School · 0.7 km
Chavakkad-Kanjani Road, chavakkad
Amrita Vidyalayam, Chavakkad
School · 1.7 km
Amrita School Road, Orumanayur, Chavakkad
Healthcare12
Taluk Head Quarters Hospital Chavakkad
Hospital · 2.2 km
Chavakkad hospital, Chavakkad
Map of Kārakkād
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Getting there and nearby towns
Calicut International Airport (CCJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 62 km away.
- Guruvāyūr 1 km north, about 1 min by car
- Chetwayi 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Kunnamkulam 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Kadikkād 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Katavallūr 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Thrissur 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Ponnāni 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Pattāmbi 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Kuttippuram 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Shōranūr 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Chavakkad1, Fameleaf, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ചേറ്റുവ വിളക്കുമാടം. 04, Dr. Ajay B., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kadanassery 030, Smokingsingh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arthat St Mary's Cathedral, Kokkarani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kerala Backwaters, Tim Schapker, CC BY 2.0
- 009392022 Guruvayur temple, Kerala 024, Ms Sarah Welch, CC0
- Guruvayoor Temple 1, Susmitanair, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elephants at guruvayur temple - panoramio, Suresh Babunair, CC BY 3.0
- Krishnanattam Guruvayur 1, Manojk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Krishnanattam Guruvayur 3, Manoj Karingamadathil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Krishnanattam Guruvayur 2, Manoj Karingamadathil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- കൃഷ്ണനാട്ടം, Manojk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Guruvayur temple surroundings (16), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Guruvayur temple surroundings (32), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guruvayur temple surroundings (22), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guruvayur temple surroundings (28), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guruvayur temple surroundings (21), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guruvayur temple surroundings (9), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Guruvayur temple surroundings (14), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guruvayur temple surroundings (18), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Statue of Garuda at Manjulal, Guruvayur, Kerala - 20110410, RanjithSiji, CC BY 3.0
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